Fast and Furious Series Heads To Netflix

Universal Pictures & Netflix are switching gears & are racing to the finish line with a Fast and Furious series. The series will be be animated & will focus on characters outside Dom & the gang, who we’ve come to enjoy throughly on the big screen.

The animated series is confirmed to focus on Dom’s (Vin Diesel) cousin & his team who are recruited by the government to take down an elite racing league that is a front for a crime organization bent on world domination. No visuals of the characters & voice cast has been released, but we will have Neil Moritz, Vin Diesel & Chis Morgan locked in as executive producers. The series doesn’t have a release date but the series is currently in production.

Melissa Cobb, Vice President of Kids and Family had this to say:

“We are thrilled to take our fantastic partnership with DreamWorks Animation to the next level with new opportunities from the vast library of Universal Pictures. The Fast & Furious franchise is a global phenomenon beloved by audiences of all ages, and we can’t wait to get started on the new animated series that will capture the action, heart, humor and global appeal of the feature films.”

Margie Cohn, President of DreamWorks Animation Television added:

“We are excited to extend and expand our successful relationship with Netflix by not only delivering more high-quality DreamWorks programming, but connecting fans of Universal films with fascinating new stories . Our new home at Universal marks an exciting new chapter for storytelling at our studio, and Fast & Furious is only the beginning.”